BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Chris McCausland nearly 'blew secret' amid clear favourite move

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Chris McCausland nearly 'blew a Strictly Come Dancing secret' during his latest appearance in the ballroom as he remains favourite to win the whole competition.

The comedian was seen competing in the semi-final of the BBC One dance contest over the weekend alongside his professional dance partner Dianne Buswell.

Like all the semi-finalists - including Pete Wicks and Jowita Przystal, JB Gill and Lauren Oakley, Tasha Ghouri and Aljaz Skorjanec and Sarah Hadland and Vito Coppola - the pair performed two dances each in a bid to make it through to the last week of the 2024 run of the competition. READ MORE: ITV I'm A Celebrity's Coleen Rooney says it's 'been tough' in Wayne Rooney admission after jungle exit Chris and Dianne kicked off their fight to be in the final by performing a Charleston to When You’re Smiling by The Blue Vipers Of Brooklyn which was awarded 33 points by the judges.

Their other dance, a Viennese waltz to Nothing Else Matters by Metallica, received 36 points from the judges. The latter routine saw Chris, who is Strictly's first blind contestant, and Dianne in tears at its conclusion, with the dancer hugging her celebrity partner and telling him: "I'm so proud of you." Now, speaking on behalf of Buzz Bingo, body language expert Judi James, spoke about Chris' emotional appearance during the penultimate week of the competition as she said: "Chris nearly blew the great Strictly secret when he said he was still full of emotion after the last dance, which should have meant many hours of crying to get from the Saturday to the 'Sunday' show. "The semi-final did see the wonderfully funny, cynical man, who bravely takes on Craig and moans about being pulled up for one mistake in two dances, melt into a pure